The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1981 Starting On D.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1981 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | David | 1 in 41 (2.43%) | 40,629 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1 in 54 (1.85%) | 30,983 |
| 42 | Dustin | 1 in 179 (0.56%) | 9,351 |
| 53 | Derek | 1 in 259 (0.39%) | 6,475 |
| 56 | Donald | 1 in 283 (0.35%) | 5,911 |
| 64 | Douglas | 1 in 350 (0.29%) | 4,787 |
| 78 | Derrick | 1 in 436 (0.23%) | 3,840 |
| 82 | Dennis | 1 in 462 (0.22%) | 3,629 |
| 128 | Danny | 1 in 813 (0.12%) | 2,060 |
| 175 | Darren | 1 in 1,185 (0.08%) | 1,414 |
| 184 | Darrell | 1 in 1,249 (0.08%) | 1,341 |
| 196 | Dale | 1 in 1,351 (0.07%) | 1,240 |
| 229 | Damien | 1 in 1,667 (0.06%) | 1,005 |
| 231 | Dwayne | 1 in 1,715 (0.06%) | 977 |
| 233 | Dominic | 1 in 1,724 (0.06%) | 972 |
| 239 | Darryl | 1 in 1,864 (0.05%) | 899 |
| 242 | Drew | 1 in 1,882 (0.05%) | 890 |
| 251 | Devin | 1 in 1,999 (0.05%) | 838 |
| 275 | Daryl | 1 in 2,304 (0.04%) | 727 |
| 277 | Dean | 1 in 2,333 (0.04%) | 718 |
| 281 | Dylan | 1 in 2,400 (0.04%) | 698 |
| 287 | Demetrius | 1 in 2,471 (0.04%) | 678 |
| 292 | Damon | 1 in 2,562 (0.04%) | 654 |
| 299 | Don | 1 in 2,737 (0.04%) | 612 |
| 310 | Dusty | 1 in 2,893 (0.03%) | 579 |
| 316 | Duane | 1 in 2,944 (0.03%) | 569 |
| 318 | Dallas | 1 in 2,955 (0.03%) | 567 |
| 336 | Dana | 1 in 3,291 (0.03%) | 509 |
| 342 | Damian | 1 in 3,490 (0.03%) | 480 |
| 349 | Dwight | 1 in 3,603 (0.03%) | 465 |
| 356 | Darnell | 1 in 3,706 (0.03%) | 452 |
| 361 | Derick | 1 in 3,731 (0.03%) | 449 |
| 365 | Darius | 1 in 3,782 (0.03%) | 443 |
| 366 | Donnie | 1 in 3,782 (0.03%) | 443 |
| 373 | Darin | 1 in 3,933 (0.03%) | 426 |
| 392 | Dante | 1 in 4,307 (0.02%) | 389 |
| 420 | Dewayne | 1 in 4,800 (0.02%) | 349 |
| 422 | Devon | 1 in 4,870 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 426 | Desmond | 1 in 4,957 (0.02%) | 338 |
| 432 | Dan | 1 in 5,108 (0.02%) | 328 |
| 455 | Dominick | 1 in 5,858 (0.02%) | 286 |
| 465 | Dane | 1 in 5,983 (0.02%) | 280 |
| 481 | Donte | 1 in 6,544 (0.02%) | 256 |
| 498 | Donovan | 1 in 7,069 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 502 | Darrin | 1 in 7,190 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 507 | Donnell | 1 in 7,316 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 518 | Dexter | 1 in 7,581 (0.01%) | 221 |
| 531 | Deandre | 1 in 8,172 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 543 | Dion | 1 in 8,636 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 555 | Demarcus | 1 in 8,959 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 559 | Deon | 1 in 9,056 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 560 | Diego | 1 in 9,056 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 569 | Donny | 1 in 9,256 (0.01%) | 181 |
| 583 | Damion | 1 in 10,153 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 632 | Dario | 1 in 12,596 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 637 | Darrel | 1 in 12,987 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 640 | Domingo | 1 in 13,191 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 641 | Dorian | 1 in 13,191 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 680 | Demario | 1 in 14,958 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 682 | Dave | 1 in 15,093 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 692 | Dejuan | 1 in 15,657 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 701 | Deshawn | 1 in 16,265 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 706 | Davis | 1 in 16,587 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 720 | Daren | 1 in 17,271 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 738 | Dillon | 1 in 18,410 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 746 | Darrick | 1 in 18,824 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 747 | Derik | 1 in 18,824 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 777 | Davon | 1 in 20,431 (0%) | 82 |
| 793 | Demond | 1 in 21,478 (0%) | 78 |
| 795 | Denis | 1 in 21,757 (0%) | 77 |
| 799 | Darwin | 1 in 22,044 (0%) | 76 |
| 802 | Denny | 1 in 22,338 (0%) | 75 |
| 806 | Dominique | 1 in 22,639 (0%) | 74 |
| 809 | Delbert | 1 in 22,950 (0%) | 73 |
| 821 | Dereck | 1 in 23,933 (0%) | 70 |
| 836 | Dirk | 1 in 25,005 (0%) | 67 |
| 843 | Deangelo | 1 in 25,384 (0%) | 66 |
| 846 | Danial | 1 in 25,774 (0%) | 65 |
| 847 | Denver | 1 in 25,774 (0%) | 65 |
| 850 | Donta | 1 in 26,177 (0%) | 64 |
| 867 | Daron | 1 in 27,922 (0%) | 60 |
| 873 | Dedrick | 1 in 28,395 (0%) | 59 |
| 920 | Demarco | 1 in 32,849 (0%) | 51 |
| 921 | Deric | 1 in 32,849 (0%) | 51 |
| 922 | Dewey | 1 in 32,849 (0%) | 51 |
| 926 | Dontae | 1 in 33,506 (0%) | 50 |
| 939 | Domenic | 1 in 34,902 (0%) | 48 |
| 955 | Donell | 1 in 36,420 (0%) | 46 |
| 979 | Davin | 1 in 38,075 (0%) | 44 |
| 980 | Demetric | 1 in 38,075 (0%) | 44 |
| 994 | Duncan | 1 in 39,888 (0%) | 42 |
| 1009 | Darian | 1 in 41,883 (0%) | 40 |
| 1010 | Delvin | 1 in 41,883 (0%) | 40 |
| 1011 | Dino | 1 in 41,883 (0%) | 40 |
| 1012 | Dujuan | 1 in 41,883 (0%) | 40 |
| 1020 | Darron | 1 in 42,957 (0%) | 39 |
| 1031 | Doyle | 1 in 44,087 (0%) | 38 |
| 1038 | Dimitrios | 1 in 45,279 (0%) | 37 |
| 1048 | Dalton | 1 in 46,537 (0%) | 36 |
| 1089 | Danielle | 1 in 50,767 (0%) | 33 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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